At Speakeasy Theatre, we’re proud to be a stage for the best of Melbourne’s festival scene. Here's where you'll find the best shows at Melbourne Fringe, craving belly laughs at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, or celebrating queer art and culture at Midsumma Festival and more.
Scroll down for the upcoming festival seasons, key dates and what to expect, so you never miss a highlight or hidden gem in our city’s stacked festival calendar.
Melbourne Fringe is where experimentation, boundary-pushing creativity, and independent theatre meet. Over the course of three weeks, the city becomes a canvas, featuring pop-ups in laneways, theatres, public squares, and unusual spaces.
Explore the shows on at Speaeasy Theatre this Melbourne Fringe season:
Join the hilarious fun as ‘Dr H’ revives the great satirical songs from the Monty Python era.
Drawing back the curtain on the private life of A Perfectly Normal Heterosexual Couple.
Get it on with the greatest ABBA piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever!
Remember that budding magician you bullied in high school? He turned professional.
Adore Händel returns with scandalous cautionary tales from their sordid romantic misadventures!
Enjoy musical satire at its finest as DrH celebrates the mischievous wit of Tom Lehrer.
Wildest cabaret set in the Bush Capital! Katie plays 2 public servants, 2 roos, and 2 instruments.
Hilarious snapshots on living with invisible disabilities while still looking awesome. Duh!
It's Piano Cabaret That ROCKS! Singalong and laugh along to Meat Loaf's greatest hits.
Rock on with the greatest Queen piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever!
Award-winning piano cabaret that tests your knowledge while belting out the songs you know and love.
Gen X has a branding problem. No one knows who we are, what we are or why any of it matters.
Rock on with the greatest Bill and Elton piano cabaret tribute singalong show ever!
Singalong and laugh along as DrH explores the Frank Sinatra effect and his musical legacy.
Heartfelt poetry, powerful songs, and evocative prose. A true story of parental drug-use and trauma.
Award Winning Japanese Comedian New Joke Trial Show.
Midsumma brings a riot of queer arts, culture and community to Melbourne each summer. With performances in theatre, cabaret, spoken word, dance, live music, visual arts and more, Midsumma is inclusive, bold and unapologetically celebratory of LGBTIQA+ art.
Stay tuned for Midsuma Shows happening at Speakeasy Theatre.
This is the time when laughter takes over Melbourne. The Comedy Festival includes headline stand-ups, sketch shows, improv, musical comedy, and local + international acts across a wide range of venues from big theatres to intimate comedy bars.
Stay tuned for Melbourne Comedy Shows at Speakeasy Theatre.
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